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IDC: tablets, smartphones to surpass PCs in internet use by 2015

Rue Liu, Sep 12th 2011 Discuss [9]

According to a new report from market research firm IDC, mobile internet usage on smartphones and tablets will surpass internet usage on PCs by 2015. The firm predicts that devices like the iPad, iPhone, and Android phones and tablets would grow at an average of 16.6 percent annually, while PC use would eventually decline as the tablet market picks up. Read The Full Story

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Nexus Prime Chassis Specs Reported, Support Page up at Samsung

Chris Burns, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [27]

It appears that rumors and confirmations are coming on the daily here on the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device known thus far as the Nexus Prime. We’ve heard it called the Nexus Prime, the DROID Prime, codename GT-I9250, and today a new name: Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This comes from a tipster that’s also revealed the fact that Samsung now has a support page up for the soon to be live device, though this support page is nothing if not incomplete to say the least, showing only the device code and a bunch of placeholder links on all sides. The real juicy bits come from a tipster who notes that this new device is likely to be 8.8mm thin with a full metal chassis.

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Eric Schmidt confirms Android Ice Cream Sandwich for October or November

Rue Liu, Sep 7th 2011 Discuss [1]

Google's upcoming major unifying platform release for Android, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, has been confirmed to launch during the October-November time frame. However, the news doesn't come as an official announcement from Google. Instead, it's Google Chairman and former CEO, Eric Schmidt, that spilled the beans during a Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Read The Full Story

Nielsen: US smartphone penetration hits 40 percent, Android in the lead

Rue Liu, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

Similar to results posted by comScore earlier this week, a new report from research firm Nielsen is also showing Android in the lead with a 40 percent share of the US smartphone market. Additionally, Nielsen's survey looks at the entire mobile phone market, revealing that smartphone market share is quickly catching up to that of feature phones or "dumb phones." Read The Full Story

ComScore: Android and iOS near 70 percent of US smartphone market share

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [9]

ComScore has issued a new report on the US smartphone market breakdown for the three-month period from April to July 2011. Unsurprisingly, Android and iOS continue their steady climb now reaching a combined market share of nearly 70 percent, while RIM, Microsoft, and Nokia's Symbian continue to slide. Read The Full Story

Samsung unveils Wave 3, Wave M, and Wave Y Bada 2.0 phones

Rue Liu, Aug 30th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung has announced three new smartphones that will be powered by its own proprietary Bada 2.0 operating system. The flagship of this trio is the Wave 3, which was first leaked in Samsung's IFA 2011 Unpacked app, followed by the Wave M that will target the mid-range market and the Wave Y for the entry-level market. Read The Full Story

iSuppli: smartphones will beat feature phones by 2015

Rue Liu, Aug 29th 2011 Discuss [2]

According to research firm IHS iSuppli, smartphone sales will finally beat dumb-phone or "feature phone" sales by 2015. Despite all the rage around the latest smartphones, feature phones still currently account for a majority of mobile phone sales with only 32.5 percent of sales this year expected to be for smartphones. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveals new Galaxy smartphones and new naming scheme

Rue Liu, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [4]

Samsung announced today a new batch of smartphones that are set to get an official unveiling at the upcoming IFA 2011. The major consumers electronics show in Europe will take place in Berlin, Germany from September 2 to 7. Along with these new handsets, Samsung has also introduced a new naming scheme to bring some order to its large variety of offerings. Read The Full Story

BlackBerrys with QNX to get Android apps

Rue Liu, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [6]

RIM's future BlackBerry smartphones with the new QNX platform may be able to run Android apps. According to Bloomberg, three people familiar with the situation, divulged this plan as RIM's strategy to boost sales for the QNX BlackBerry devices scheduled for early 2012. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy smartphones banned in Europe by Apple patent complaint

Rue Liu, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [17]

Apple has won another victory against Samsung in their ongoing legal battle. The Dutch courts in The Hague have today issued a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, and Ace smartphones that would ban the sale of the devices across almost all of Europe. The ruling, however, does not include Samsung’s Galaxy tablets.

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Nokia unveils Symbian Belle on three new phones

Rue Liu, Aug 24th 2011 Discuss [12]

After teasing Symbian Belle with a countdown on Monday, Nokia has indeed unveiled the latest Symbian update today along with three new smartphones. The Nokia 600, 700, and 701 will all be powered by Symbian Belle, which now provides more customization, resizeable live widgets, and new apps that take advantage of an integrated NFC chip. Read The Full Story

RIM unveils new BlackBerry Curve smartphones

Rue Liu, Aug 23rd 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM announced today three new models for its BlackBerry Curve smartphone series that will run the BlackBerry 7 OS---the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360, and 9370. Designed for the mid-tier market, these new handsets are affordable, easy-to-use, full-featured, and socially-connected. They will be excellent for customers upgrading from a feature phone or a previous generation BlackBerry Curve. Read The Full Story